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<h2 CLASS=sect1><A CLASS="TITLE" NAME="JAWT-PREF-SECT-4">Other Java Books and Resources</A></h2>

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This book is part of a series of Java books from O'Reilly &amp; Associates 
that covers everything you wanted to know, and then some. The <I CLASS=emphasis>Java 
AWT Reference </I>is paired with the <I CLASS=emphasis>Java 
Fundamental Class Reference </I>to document 
the entire Core Java API. Other books in the series provide an introduction 
(<I CLASS=emphasis>Exploring Java</I>) 
and document the virtual machine (&nbsp;&nbsp;<I CLASS=emphasis>Java Virtual Machine</I>), 
the language (&nbsp;&nbsp;<I CLASS=emphasis>Java Language Reference</I>), 
multithreaded programming (&nbsp;&nbsp;<I CLASS=emphasis>Java Threads</I>), 
and network programming (&nbsp;&nbsp;<I CLASS=emphasis>Java Network Programming</I>), 
with more to come. <I CLASS=emphasis>Java in a Nutshell </I>is 
another popular Java book in the Nutshell series from O'Reilly. For 
a complete up-to-date list of the available Java resources, refer to 
<A HREF="http://www.ora.com/info/java/">http://www.ora.com/info/java/</A>. 

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In addition to the resources from O'Reilly, Sun's online
documentation on Java is maintained at
<A HREF="http://www.javasoft.com/nav/download/index.html">http://www.javasoft.com/nav/download/index.html</A>.
Information on specific Java-capable browsers can be found at their
respective Web sites, which are listed in <A HREF="ch00_04.htm#JAWT-PREF-TAB-1">Table 0.1</A>. 
More are sure to be on the way. (Some
browsers are platform specific, while others are multi-platform.)

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Browser</TH>
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Location</TH>
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Netscape Navigator</TD>
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<A HREF="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/">http://home.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/</A></TD>
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer</TD>
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<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/ie">http://www.microsoft.com/ie</A></TD>
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Sun's HotJava</TD>
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<A HREF="http://www.javasoft.com/HotJava/">http://www.javasoft.com/HotJava/</A></TD>
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Oracle's PowerBrowser</TD>
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<A HREF="http://www.oracle.com/products/websystem/powerbrowser">http://www.oracle.com/products/websystem/powerbrowser</A></TD>
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Apple's Cyberdog</TD>
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<A HREF="http://cyberdog.apple.com/">http://cyberdog.apple.com/</A></TD>
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Newsgroups also serve as a discussion area for Java-related topics. The 
<I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java</I> 
group has formally split into several others. The new groups are:

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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.machine</I></TD>
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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.announce</I></TD>
<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.programmer</I></TD>
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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.beans</I></TD>
<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.security</I></TD>
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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.databases</I></TD>
<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.setup</I></TD>
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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.gui</I></TD>
<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.softwaretools</I></TD>
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<TD><I class=emphasis>comp.lang.java.help</I></TD>
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For folks without time to dig through all the noise, <I CLASS=emphasis>Digital 
Espresso </I>provides a periodic digest 
of the newsfeed at <A HREF="http://www.io.org./~mentor/DigitalEspresso.html">http://www.io.org./~mentor/DigitalEspresso.html</A>. 
A list of 
Java FAQs is at <A HREF="http://www-net.com/java/faq/">http://www-net.com/java/faq/</A>; 
one of the most interesting is <I CLASS=emphasis>Cafe Au Lait</I>, 
at <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/">http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/</A>. 
(<I CLASS=emphasis>Cafe Au Lait</I> is 
written by Elliotte Rusty Harold, author of <I CLASS=emphasis>Java Network 
Programming</I>.) 

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Local Java user groups are another good resource. (Having founded one myself, 
I'm biased.) What they offer varies greatly, but unless you look 
at one, you are potentially leaving out a vast resource for knowledge and 
experience. Lists of area user groups are available from JavaSoft at 
<A HREF="http://www.javasoft.com/Mail/usrgrp.html">http://www.javasoft.com/Mail/usrgrp.html</A>; 
also check out the Sun User Group's Special Interest Group for Users 
of Java at <A HREF="http://www.sug.org/Java/groups.html">http://www.sug.org/Java/groups.html</A>. 
In addition to the usual monthly meetings and forums, some maintain a mailing 
list for technical exchanges. 

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Security is a major issue with Java. If you are interested in reading more 
about Java security issues, Princeton University's Safe Internet 
Programming Web site at <A HREF="http://www.cs.princeton.edu/sip/News.html">http://www.cs.princeton.edu/sip/News.html</A> 
is an excellent resource. 

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